electro

ɪˈlɛktroʊ

Definition

Definition of electro - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

club beats

TECH.

style of electronic dance music

TECH.

He played some electro at the party last night.

dubstep

house

techno

rap fusion

TECH.

genre combining electronic sounds with hip hop

TECH.

He loves dancing to electro at the club.

electronic music

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Expressions with electro

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electro swing

music genre combining swing and electronic music

Electro swing is popular at dance clubs.

electro-fuel

liquid or gaseous fuel produced from electricity and captured carbon or hydrogen

Electro-fuel powered the ship on its transatlantic voyage.

electro-optical

adj.

using or affecting both electricity and light

The electro-optical sensor detects changes in light.

electro-optics

science studying how electricity affects light

Electro-optics is important in making laser devices.

electro-osmosis

movement of liquid through porous material by electric field

Electro-osmosis helps in soil stabilization by removing water content.

Origin of electro

Greek, elektron (amber)

Terms with electro included in their meaning

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EML

acr.

acr: Electro-Mechanical Limiter

device that controls electrical and mechanical limits

Examples of electro in a sentence

She loves dancing to electro at festivals.
The festival featured a lot of electro.
She enjoys mixing electro with other genres.

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French:électro, ...
German:Electro, ...
Italian:electro, ...
Spanish:electro, ...
Portuguese:electro, ...
Chinese:电子乐, 电子音乐, ...
Japanese:エレクトロ, エレクトロニック, ...
Arabic:إلكترو, موسيقى إلكترونية, ...
Hebrew:אֶלֶקְטְרוֹ, מוּזִיקַת אֶלֶקְטְרוֹ, ...
Russian:электро, электро-хип-хоп, ...
Ukrainian:електро, ...
Hindi:इलेक्ट्रो, ...
Bengali:ইলেকট্রো, ইলেকট্রো হিপ হপ, ...
Catalan:electro, ...
Czech:electro, ...
Danish:elektro, electro, ...
Dutch:electro, ...
Greek:ηλεκτρονική μουσική, ηλέκτρο, ...
Hungarian:elektro, electro, ...
Khmer:តន្ត្រីអេឡិចត្រូ, តន្ត្រីអេឡិចត្រូនិកបញ្ចូលជាមួយហ៊ីបហប, ...
Korean:일렉트로, 일렉트로 음악, ...
Persian:الکترو, ...
Polish:electro, ...
Portuguese (BR):eletro, ...
Romanian:electro, muzică electronică, ...
Swedish:electro, elektro, ...
Thai:เพลงอิเล็กโทร, แนวเพลงอิเล็กโทร, ...
Turkish:elektro, ...
Vietnamese:nhạc electro, electro, ...

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